Using keyframes to mix audio levels

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When you combine several tracks of audio on your timeline, you’ll need to mix their levels for maximum effect. In Premiere Elements, you can use keyframes to set precise audio levels right on your movie’s timeline.

- [Instructor] Keyframing is a very powerful feature…in Premiere Elements.…It can be used to create a number of special effects…and animations when you're working with video…that can also be used to mix your audio levels…and to control your audio at specific points in your movie.…So we've got kind of a typical movie situation here,…we've got a video and audio on video one and audio one.…We also have a music soundtrack in the background,…and we have narration, or we have voiceovers…that pop in occasionally.…When the voiceovers pop in, we want the music to quiet down…so that we can hear the voiceovers.…

We're going to control the audio level…of the music using keyframes.…Now the level of the audio in a clip…is controlled by that little, horizontal yellow line…that runs through the clip, that's called a rubber band,…and that rubber band represents the audio level,…so the higher it is, the louder your clip will be,…the lower it is, the quieter your clip will be.…Now in order to control your audio at specific points,…

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10/5/2016

Premiere Elements is an affordable and full-featured video-editing program that delivers a lot of bang for the buck. Get up and running with the latest version, Premiere Elements 15, in this course with Steve Grisetti. Learn everything you need to know to turn raw video clips into professional movies, complete with color correction, effects, pitch-perfect audio, titles, and animation. Discover how to choose the right tools for the job, how to work in Quick view and Expert view, how to record voiceover, build motion paths, and add transitions between clips. Steve also shows you how to use the Video Story tools for quick, easy moviemaking, as well as the Export & Share workspace for authoring DVDs and Blu-ray discs and exporting video to share online.